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State public health chief resigns amid drug lab scandal

Governor Deval Patrick has accepted the resignation of John Auerbach, but Auerbach will continue in the position for “a few weeks” until a successor is named.

Atlanta transit executives named finalists to run MBTA

The two top officials of the mass transit system in Atlanta are the finalists to become the next general manager of the MBTA, state transportation officials confirmed.

In MCAS English, 10th-graders score at record high

Nearly 90 percent of high school sophomores scored proficient in English, while scores among African-American and Latino students rose sharply.

Hezbollah supporters rally against anti-Islam film

The leader of Lebanon’s powerful militant group called for sustained protests in a rare public appearance Monday.

A century of valor for Boston’s motorcycle unit

At a ceremony honoring the Mobile Operations Patrol unit’s centennial anniversary, the police department paid tribute to the six officers who were killed while riding their motorcycles.

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Donna LoVerme honored her grandfather, Patrolman William L. Abbott, by placing a rose on the seat of an antique Boston police motorcycle Sunday.

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Patrolman William L. Abbott died in 1931 pursuing an alleged criminal.

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Boston police officers on motorcycles helped escort President Eisenhower on Tremont Street in 1953.

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An officer on his bike in 1919.

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Bikes before about 1950 were hard to ride. Above, a unit member at Braves Field in 1922.

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The Boston Police Department’s Mobile Operations Patrol showed off its vehicles in 1966.

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MOP squad members prepared to push a crowd off the street after a curfew violation on Boston Common in 1968.

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In 1981, youngster Joey Navis enjoyed a moment on a bike used by MOP squad member John Donovan.

Video game industry a bright spot in Mass.

A recent survey found that Bay State game companies directly employ 2,041 workers, with an average salary of $90,000 a year.

Romney broadens focus past economy

Mitt Romney’s campaign has been attempting to focus on many other issues, ranging from the role of God in society, to foreign policy, to immigration.

Dwindling Boston Occupiers remain resolute

Nearly a year after the start of the 72-day occupation of Dewey Square, the movement has struggled in its transition to a campless organization.

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Boston Light

America’s first lighthouse guided vessels entering Boston Harbor from Sept. 14, 1716, and the lighthouse on Little Brewster Island was the last to be automated, in 1998.

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Martha Tuff, who is enrolled in a two-year master’s degree program to become a physician assistant, conferred with a patient at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Cambridge.

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New law expands physician assistant role

Elizabeth Ives Hunter, former Cape Cod Museum of Art director, fought her ouster and then resigned.

Battles over leadership shake Cape art museum

Steward hires away top surgeon from Mass. General

Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is injured when his ankle is rolled by Julian Edelman (11) after a catch by Edelman in the first quarter.

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Aaron Hernandez’s loss is crucial

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Humans adjust to sleep

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Debates loom large in Brown-Warren race

Dance Central 3 is one of the video game creations of Harmonix Music Systems Inc., located in Cambridge.

Video game industry a bright spot in Mass.

Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke (shown in France in July) led the indie-rock band’s show Friday at the House of Blues.

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Bloc Party’s return explosive

Sheila Ptak, a server at Porters Bar and Grill on Portland Street, said the NHL lockout could be a major setback for local bars because Bruins fans tend to spend more there.

Businesses fret over Bruins’ delayed start

On board his Alicia Ann, Greg Walinski (left) said, “we don’t want sharks being killed only for their fins, but we aren’t doing that.”

Shark fin bans ensnare New England fishermen

Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, a pediatrician who lives in Newburyport, has written a memoir about the accident that injured her son Neil Bornstein, now 27, and killed his girlfriend.

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A mother recounts the car crash that shook her family

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The Patriots tried to phase Wes Welker out, but now they likely need him.

Wes Welker’s role even more in doubt

After the Patriots’ absolutely stunning — and, really, inexcusable — loss to the Cardinals, there can be no doubt: Welker was set to be phased out of the Patriots’ offense.

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Pediatrician facing child porn charges had role at camps

Dr. Richard Keller was involved for nearly three decades with Camp Joslin in Charlton, a beloved camp for boys with diabetes, and served at a summer camp in the Berkshires.

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Glen Doherty of Winchester, a former Navy Seal, was slain last week in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

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In remembrance, a Civil War legacy

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Device deactivates phones in car

WiTricity plans to sell a kit that shows how electricity can be sent wirelessly.

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Site’s reviews of city blocks may stir controversy